Posts tagged #pkm

Splitting your Obsidian vault feels like tidying up, but a vault boundary is a hard wall your search, links, and queries cannot cross. Here is what you actually give up, and when it is worth it.

Obsidian's core Search has a real query language hiding behind the search box. Here's how file, path, line, block, section, task, and property operators replace half the plugins people install to find things.

Whole-note embeds are the easy part. Block references are where transclusion in Obsidian actually pays off, and where one misplaced caret silently breaks everything.

Dataview code blocks give you tables. Inline queries give you a single live value in the middle of a sentence, which turns out to be the feature you reach for far more often.

Obsidian's 2026 Community directory added automated scans and safety scorecards for every plugin version. Here's what that changes, and how to actually audit the plugins already sitting in your vault.

The official Obsidian Web Clipper turns any web page into a clean, templated vault note. Here's how its templates, variables, and filters actually work.

Most people give up on Obsidian mobile because the defaults don't match how they actually capture notes. The fix isn't plugins — it's ten minutes in the Mobile settings.

Your vault is just a folder of Markdown, which makes syncing it feel like a solved problem. It isn't. Here's how Obsidian Sync, Git, and iCloud actually behave once mobile and plugins enter the picture.

Community themes are all-or-nothing. CSS snippets let you change one thing at a time, and Obsidian's built-in variables make it easier than you'd expect.